At least 560 people illegally entered Finland from other EU countries in 2025, according to assessment of the Finnish Border Guard. They arrived in the country by ferry from Sweden and Estonia, by car from Sweden, as well as by plane on European internal flights, said the Border Guard in a press release on Thursday. Meanwhile, a total of 10 people illegally entered Finland through the eastern border in the last year, while the corresponding number in air traffic was 30 Regarding the traffic at internal borders, the estimated numbers are based on interviews with those who have sought asylum in Finland. The assessment only acknowledges the reports from those individuals who have contacted the authorities themselves to apply for asylum. “Thus, the actual number is probably slightly higher. Regarding the internal borders, it is often unknown from where and when a person has arrived in Finland. In general, we know very little of these individuals who illegally enter Finland, unless they report themselves to the authorities,” said Commander Juho Vanhatalo, who acts as Head of Criminal Investigation Unit at the Legal Division of Finnish Border Guard Headquarters. In 2025, the Finnish Border Guard detected 71 suspected cases of facilitation of irregular migration. In a third of these cases, it was considered reasoned to suspect aggravated facilitation of irregular migration. The deed is considered as aggravated, if, for instance, it has been committed in the context of a criminal organisation. According to Vanhatalo, in the majority of the human trafficking cases revealed in Finland, the trafficked individuals have crossed the Schengen external border within the territory of another member state. After this, they have been trafficked into Finland, or via Finland, through the internal borders. Last year, this was the situation in about 70% of the cases. According to the observations made by the Finnish Border Guard, it is quite common that the human traffickers have been paid up to ten thousand euro, and more, for the illegal trip to Finland. Some of the human trafficking cases were detected in traffic through Helsinki Airport.